Famous Quotes & Sayings

Billy Tubbs

Jordan had a great game. He had 15 points at halftime, and he got 15 more in the second half. He was a big key to the game.

Brandon Roy

Jon, he is just a bruiser. Arizona, we don't think they're that tough on the inside. Jon's going to have a big game inside, we think.

Joe played a nice game at the point. We are starting to mesh as a team. This is the time to come together.

Joel (Koopmans) got a good look at a (3-pointer) and it was in and out (to start the third). I think if we get that, we get rolling right away. It was a game between two even teams and it was a game of momentum. We just took a little too long to get ours back.

Joe has gotten the most out of his senior season and his selection to the all-star game reflects that.

Josh is really tough, he works hard on his game and it is really starting to show.

Josh had a really good game. After the game he's wearing shorts, a gray T-shirt and a tuxedo jacket. His grandmother's waiting for him, he goes back to the wedding. No one put any pressure on him to do that.

Josh did a great job tonight, but it's not just tonight. He's done well the last several games and in practice. When Josh is playing well, it gives us a lot of versatility. When Josh is hitting shots and doing a great job on the boards, it gives us a lot more options.

John is one of the reasons why I'm tough. I always look for him in the stands during games. When I see him, that's when I have one of the big second halves.

Champ Bailey

John, he knows everything, he studies the game very hard and he'll knock you out.

I talk to the players before and after games and I would soon tell you if they weren't up for the fight.

Clint Hurdle

I talked to Todd (on Sunday) night after the game and left another message for him (Monday) morning. He told me he might not make it on this road trip and laughed.

Mo Rocca

It addresses a life-long concern, the risk of someone ruining your game. I just don't want you, 50 years down the road, to have your game killed by some guy with a shinier walker.

I switched Zach to No. 1 knowing that he is on a hot streak. I wanted to see if we could take his game to the next level.

Byron Scott

I think it's a good thing for our team right now. If we can win games without Chris, I think it gives these guys even more confidence. And it also shows when he comes back that we'll even be better.

I think it might have been my worst game all year.

I think it'll be an edge, but once the game gets going, I just think it comes down to playing ball.

Taurean Green

I think it can turn a game. I think it lifts our team up.

Ian Thorpe

I think I should retire after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

I think in the last 10 minutes, the whole key to the game was we had great shot selection -- and we made them.

Harry Connick

It can't be any worse than spending three hours in the Superdome watching some of those Saints games we've had in the past. We're tough people. We're diehard.

It always seems when we get together that the game goes right down to the wire. I'm so proud of this group for the way they hung in there and battled. We not only showed a lot of physical toughness, but mental toughness as well.

It always helps to start out the game well. It set the tempo of the game, I think.

It also means I get to go to two Little League games this week. That's it in a nutshell. That's what it means to be able to play in the town you are living in.

Champ Bailey

I take it one play, one game at a time, ... I don't look any further.

Lofa Tatupu

He was a helluva an athlete, ... If that's somebody they have on their practice squad, then you know the guy taking snaps in the game is the real deal.

He was a great promoter. He could promote a game that really meant nothing.

He wants to be in the game ... and he knows how to out-scheme coaches. Forty-two yards on one play and he wants 43 yards on the next. That is something I love about him.

Jerry Reinsdorf

He used to take off for a week and then come back. He was broadcasting games on the radio. He really resurrected the sport.

He did set a pretty high standard in the first games he played. It's hard to live up to that. But I think he made a lot of progress in his physical play and just his overall play, really. He's been playing better offensively. He's moving the puck well.

Marc Crawford

He did really well in that (fight). I thought he played a heck of a game as well. When you get those types of efforts, it's really pleasing for the team.

Daniel Alfredsson

He didn't say too much. I'm not sure why he didn't play today but I'm sure with the back-to-back games ... it's good for us just to have him around.

Antawn Jamison

He didn't really look to look for his teammates as often as he did in the first two games. I think he really took this game personally and he wanted to really come out and play well.